Corpse Dismemberment and a Necrofetishist |
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Authors: | Mark Pettigrew PhD |
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Institution: | Department of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Calverley Building, Leeds, LS1 3HE U.K.Corresponding author: Mark Pettigrew, Ph.D. E‐mail: |
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Abstract: | A case of postmortem dismemberment and evisceration is presented. Over a 5‐year period, a serial killer murdered twelve men, with a necrophilic intent, so he could mimic relationship behaviors with the corpses of those he killed. Analysis of the methods he chose to dispose of his victims reveals a stark contrast to the motive for perpetrating the homicides, methods which are suggestive of anger toward the victim when they could no longer fulfill their role in the necrophile's fantasy. |
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Keywords: | forensic science dismemberment decapitation burning evisceration necrofetishist |
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